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Model-year public record
2018 Tesla Model 3
Recall campaigns, owner reports, crash-test ratings, and fuel economy in one place. Organized so you can understand what the numbers do and do not mean.
Safety campaigns
Recall history, campaign by campaign
Campaign year comes from NHTSA's report-received date. The distinct-campaign list is complete for this source snapshot.
Seat Belts — Front — Warning Light/Devices
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
Electrical System — Adas — Driver Monitoring — Software
Suspension — Critical Fasteners · Suspension — Front
Steering — Automated/Adaptive Steering
Seat Belts — Rear/Other — Anchorage
Visibility — Power Window Devices And Controls
Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Back Over Prevention — Display Function
Electrical System — Software · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
Electrical System — Software · Seat Belts — Front
Steering — Automated/Adaptive Steering
Back Over Prevention — Sensing System — Camera · Electrical System — Wiring — Rear Compartment/Trunk · Visibility — Rearview Mirrors/Devices — Interior
Forward Collision Avoidance — Automatic Emergency Braking · Forward Collision Avoidance — Sensing System — Camera · Forward Collision Avoidance — Warnings · Forward Collision Avoidance — Software
Seat Belts · Seat Belts — Critical Fasteners
Source: NHTSA recall records. Potential-unit counts can include other models and years.
Consumer reports
What owners reported
These are allegations submitted to NHTSA, not verified defects or findings.
One report can mention both a crash and a fire. Counts do not measure failure rates because the exposed-vehicle population is not provided here.
Crash testing
NHTSA safety ratings
Ratings summarize controlled crash and rollover tests for listed configurations of this model year.
Source: NHTSA NCAP · 2 listed test configurations.
Efficiency
Fuel economy at a glance
Averages across 4 listed configurations. Your trim, drivetrain, fuel, and driving conditions can differ.
Each gauge is positioned within the source minimum and maximum for the same model year, represented EPA class, and primary fuel—not an arbitrary universal maximum. Comparison scope: EPA class: Midsize Cars; primary fuel: Electricity. FuelEconomy.gov cost assumptions are not a prediction of actual spending.
Source: FuelEconomy.gov · Economy range for this vehicle: 116–130 MPGe.